Lead Java Software Engineer

Meet the Team

We are team Hitachi Pentaho, the innovative minds behind a suite of sophisticated software that accelerates data fitness within organizations to win with gen-AI.

Part of Hitachi Group, Pentaho provides mission critical success for the world's data-fit companies. We're people-centric, data-fluent and here to power good. We unlock data's full potential so that together, we can take theme park fans on magical rides, conserve natural resources, and save lives. This is a world of dynamic data migration, trusted data discovery, reliable privacy and compliance, and unified data integration. We ensure companies are data-fit because data is mission critical. We do it all on a global scale. We do it through the power of acceleration.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to power a data workhorse, like Pentaho, trusted by 73% of Fortune 100 companies. We don't expect you to 'fit' every requirement - your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.

The Role

To excel in this role, candidates should have a strong foundation in computer science with a specialization in Java development. Experience in mentoring junior engineers is essential. Additional expertise in container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and big data frameworks (Hadoop) is highly desirable. Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure), large-scale data processing and performance tuning will set you apart. You'll collaborate with architects, product managers, usability experts, quality assurance teams, documentation specialists and the open-source community to enhance and advance the Pentaho software suite.

What You Will Be Doing

• Develop and test Java software components and classes as part of the Engineering Team using the Scrum development process

• Support the technical support team by isolating and resolving customer issues

• Write and contribute to developer and end-user documentation

• Mentor and guide junior team members

• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical project team members

What You'll Bring (Qualifications)

• 8+ Years experience in Java Object Oriented Software Development

• Professional experience in troubleshooting, maintaining, or developing data-driven applications connected to relational databases, XML sources, web services, flat file, and big data driven backend systems.

• Experience with multi-threaded / multi-user server-side software development

• Experience with container technoligies like Docker and orchestration systems such as Kubernetes

• Familiarity with distributed computing platforms like Hadoop

• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, Azure

• Ability to quickly understand technical and business requirements and be able to translate into technical implementation

• Proficiency with web services technologies (e.g., REST, JAX-WS)

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field

Bonus Points

• Experience with Data Integration/ETL and Big Data concepts

• Understanding of Business Intelligence concepts including ETL, OLAP and Reporting

• Familiarity with RDBMS systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, H2, Oracle and SQL Server

• Experience with testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito

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